Upcoming Holiday Calendar

June 2021
As the days get longer and summer arrives, there's plenty of things to do and celebrate! Let's all learn to better communicate as it's Effective Communications Month. (Flowers do send a message!) It's also Great Outdoors Month, National Adopt a Cat Month, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Month, Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, and our favorite - Rose Month. Wow, what a variety of interesting things going on! Let's look at a few specific dates, shall we?

June 4 - National Trails Day and Hug Your Cat Day
June 5 - World Environment Day
June 6 - National Gardening Exercise Day
June 8 - Best Friends Day and World Ocean Day
June 12 - Red Rose Day
June 13 - National Weed Your Garden Day
June 14 - Flag Day
June 15 - National Nature Photography Day and Smile Power Day
June 16 - Nursing Assistants Day
June 18 - International Picnic Day
June 19 - Father's Day
June 21 - Summer Solstice
June 23 - International Widows Day and Let it Go Day
June 24 - National Take Your Dog to Work Day
June 26 - Beautician's Day

July 2022
It's National Anti-Boredom Month! We have all kinds of things to prevent boredom this month. It's National Grilling Month, Hot Dog Month, Ice Cream Month, Watermelon Month (are you hungry yet?), Park & Recreation Month, Picnic Month, Blueberry Month, and Cell Phone Courtesy Month. So turn off the phone, and let's get to having a not-so-dull July!

July 1 - National Postal Worker Day and Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
July 2 - World UFO Day
July 4 - Independence Day
July 6 - International Kissing Day
July 7 - Chocolate Day and Father Daughter Take a Walk Together Day
July 8 - National Blueberry Day and National Motorcycle Day
July 10 - Eid-Ul-Adha
July 13 - National French Fries Day and Embrace Your Geekness Day
July 15 - National Give Something Away Day and Cow Appreciation Day
July 17 - National Ice Cream Day
July 20 - National Hot Dog Day and Ice Cream Soda Day
July 22 - Hammock Day
July 24 - Cousins Day and Parent's Day
July 26 - Aunt and Uncle Day
July 27 - Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day
July 30 - Father in Law Day
July 31 - Mutt's Day and National Watermelon Day

August 2022
It's summer and time to celebrate this unique holiday - August is Admit You're Happy Month. It's also International Pirate Month, National Picnic Month, Peach Month, and Romance Awareness Month. The first week is dedicated to keeping things simple with National Simplify Your Life Week, and in the 2nd week we're reminded to be happy with National Smile Week. The third and fourth weeks are about things we love - the third week is Friendship Week, and the month cluminates with Be Kind to Humankind Week.

Here's a few more noteworthy things going on in August:

August 1 - National Girlfriends Day
August 4 - U.S Coast Guard Day
August 5 - International Beer Day and National Oyster Day
August 6 - Campfire Day National Clown Day, and International Hangover Day (Celebrated Beer Day a bit much?)
August 7 - Friendship Day and Sisters Day
August 8 - International Cat Day and Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day
August 11 - Son and Daughter Day
August 13 - Left Hander's Day and Middle Child's Day
August 15 - Relaxation Day - This one we can all get behind!
August 17 - Neighbor Night
August 20 - National Honey Bee Awareness Day
August 26 - Women's Equality Day and National Dog Day
August 27 - Just Because Day
August 31 - National Eat Outside Day